On the Thomas that I drive for school, the auto is SOOOO nice. It feels nice and firm, like it should, but since the turbo is spooled, it gives you a good push on the backside. This is even fully loaded with 48 football players on board.

The only manual bus that the district has is a DOG to drive, and it cannot keep up, even though it has more HP than the newer buses, and is shorter.